Greener textiles in hospitals: Guide to green procurement in the healthcare sector

Watson, David

(PlanMiljø)

Fisher-Bogason, Rikke

(PlanMiljø)

Responsible organisation

Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Council of Ministers Secretariat

2017 (English)Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))

Abstract [en]

This guide is aimed at procurers in the Nordic healthcare sector who are responsible for purchasing textile products and services and assists them in developing processes for establishing suitable and practicable environmental criteria in tender documents. Procurers can learn which aspects in the production and care of textiles have most environmental significance and how these can be addressed through criteria. They can learn more about about the role of ecolabels in procurement and can find links to ready-to-use criteria, and other useful information from national procurement agencies. The guide has been developed in cooperation with a Nordic Network of Procurers in the Health Sector as part of an initiative under the Nordic Action Plan for Sustainable Fashion and Textiles “Well-dressed in a Clean Environment”: It is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers.